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 | This week's newsletter focuses on Mac tips, although you'll still see our regular features, such as my software pick. This week's software pick is a free application from DEVONtechnologies that turns your Mac desktop into a photographer's lightbox. But our focus this week is on four tips for working with your Mac. Four tips may not seem like a lot, but each tip contains suggestions and links to related tips that I hope you will find very usable in day-to-day activities with your Mac. | |
Resizing OS X Lion's Windows
OS X Lion introduced new methods for resizing windows. Before Lion, you resized a window by either clicking the green traffic light in the window's upper left corner, or by dragging the bottom right corner of the window up or down, side to side, or diagonally. With Lion, Apple took the plunge and provided the ability to resize a window by dragging any side or corner. This simple change lets you size a window by expanding or decreasing just the side of the window that needs a bit of adjusting. The new window resize feature is a nice addition, and an easy one to master. But Apple always offers an additional twist to keep things interesting... Read more
| How Much Free Drive Space Do I Need?
One common question here at About: Macs is, "Why is my Mac running slow?" There are, of course, many possible answers to that question; someone will always suggest that you don't have enough memory, and that adding more will surely help. But before you spend money on memory you may not need, you should check another type of memory issue your Mac may be having. And that's the amount of free space on your Mac's startup drive. A cramped startup drive is one of the leading reasons for a Mac to slow down. Happily, it is an easy problem to correct... Read more
| Create a Spare User Account to Assist in Troubleshooting
One of my standard practices when setting up a new Mac or installing a new version of OS X is to create a spare user account. A spare user account is just an administrator account that you set up but never use, except when you need to troubleshoot problems with the Mac OS or applications. The idea is to have a pristine user account with a set of untouched preference files. With such an account available, you can more easily diagnose problems with applications or OS X... Read more
| Use Terminal to Eject a Stuck CD/DVD
Having a CD or DVD stuck in your Mac or an optical drive isn't a fun situation. And while there are a number of ways to force the media to be ejected, most require you to shut down. If that presents a problem, you can use Terminal to force eject the CD or DVD, without shutting down your Mac... Read more
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